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peter's square for the first public mass of pope francis. the newly installed pontiff said out his priorities and thrilled the crowd, riding around in an open vehicle. our correspondent has the story. >> he wants his pontificate to be marked by humility, to be a pope close to the people, so gone are the bullet through screens that would separate him from the masses. he mary's the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest -- he marries the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest. >> he is very strong. >> among the foreign dignitaries, president fernandez of his native argentina. in defiance of an e you travel ban, the zimbabwean president robert mugabe, himself a catholic. from the senior cardinals, pope francis accepted the insignia of his office symbolizing his role as good shepherd. every pope since the first millennium has been given his fisherman's ring, bearing the image of st. peter. he receives it with the words spoken and -- in the gospel of matthew by cheeses. >> you ar
peter's square for the first public mass of pope francis. the newly installed pontiff said out his priorities and thrilled the crowd, riding around in an open vehicle. our correspondent has the story. >> he wants his pontificate to be marked by humility, to be a pope close to the people, so gone are the bullet through screens that would separate him from the masses. he mary's the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest -- he marries the authority of the...
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i am looking forward to this francis was a reformer of sorts. truth faith in christ. >> what significance do you place on him selecting francis as a name. >> first jesuit as well. we were surprised he chose francis. that little clip we saw, this is a reform. go rebirth my church. >> what are you hearing from your home country in south africa? >> the catholic church is not that large. the fact it is from the southern hemisphere might reenergize. >> dr. becker, thank you for providing your insights. >> it is a joy. >> coming up, chrisistians cry t for help i in the m middle off . prayer. >> an egyptian christian held in a libyan jail has died. voice of the martyrs reports he was detained simply for spreading the gospel. akeem suffered from asthma and other ailments. he had been sent to the hospital with chest pains and breathing problems. experienced shortness of breath, died. more bad news for christians in libya. witnesses say unidentified attackers set a benghazi church on fire. security official says forces stopped the attackers before gospel.
i am looking forward to this francis was a reformer of sorts. truth faith in christ. >> what significance do you place on him selecting francis as a name. >> first jesuit as well. we were surprised he chose francis. that little clip we saw, this is a reform. go rebirth my church. >> what are you hearing from your home country in south africa? >> the catholic church is not that large. the fact it is from the southern hemisphere might reenergize. >> dr. becker, thank...
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benedict asked francis to use the kneeler, but francis insisted they spray side by side, saying "we are brothers. " >> reporter: he gave him the madonna of humility. then they spoke private for nearly an hour before having lunch. francis thanked benedict for his ministry, and benedict offered his allegiance to the new pope. many gathered in the central square hoping to catch a glimpse. but neither pope appeared at the balcony. >> reporter: this man says "we hoped for it, but it was okay anyway. it was a private meeting." since his election, the former archbishop has won over many with his gentleness and emphasis on helng the poor. >> the stories we are from argentina are not so good. so we don't know what to think about. >> reporter: he will return to the vatican again soon to live in a converted monastery. it will be the first time in history that two popes will live side by side. >> a spokesman says the meeting between the pope and benedict was warm and casual and he didn't think the two men used former titles when speaking to each other. >>> in addition to a gun buyback, the city of
benedict asked francis to use the kneeler, but francis insisted they spray side by side, saying "we are brothers. " >> reporter: he gave him the madonna of humility. then they spoke private for nearly an hour before having lunch. francis thanked benedict for his ministry, and benedict offered his allegiance to the new pope. many gathered in the central square hoping to catch a glimpse. but neither pope appeared at the balcony. >> reporter: this man says "we hoped for...
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>> thousands of people, francis was inaugurated. the bishop of rome. >> francis cruise through st. peters square, in an open top of. did not use what has become known as the bulletproof popemobile. >> he actually stopped -- a touching moment -- to kiss the head of a physically disabled man. a man who has been seen of the people and that style has broken tradition in all of the way the catholic world that seems to love which rattled secured detail. ben wedeman is in rome. now the work begins with the expectation by many of reformer, perhaps vatican spring, move to the style to the substance that many want to see. >> reporter: yes. we're going to have to wait and see about that. he hasn't actually done much in the way of real policy changes of initiatives and he certainly is the hope and change pope but he's the head of a body the vatican that's very resistant to change. i've read, for instance, that observers say you don't change the vatican, the vatican changes you. therefore it's an old bureaucracy that doesn't use modern technolog
>> thousands of people, francis was inaugurated. the bishop of rome. >> francis cruise through st. peters square, in an open top of. did not use what has become known as the bulletproof popemobile. >> he actually stopped -- a touching moment -- to kiss the head of a physically disabled man. a man who has been seen of the people and that style has broken tradition in all of the way the catholic world that seems to love which rattled secured detail. ben wedeman is in rome. now...
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. >>> pope francis completed his first sunday as pontiff with his signature down-to-earth style. he started the day greeting crowds before leaving mass at st. peter's. he then went into the crowd catching his security detail off guard. hundreds of thousands poured into st. peter's square and erupted into cheers when their new pope stepped to the window to give his blessing which he closed with a casual "enjoy your afternoon. enjoy a good lunch." >>> vice president joe biden arrived in italy yesterday ahead of tomorrow's inauguration mass of pope francis. >>> in an nbc news exclusive, we've learned of a cyber attack on the voting system in florida. officials are quick to point out that the breach was unsuccessful but do say it raises many issues on security. the case stems from bogus requests from more than 2,500 absentee ballots for the august 14th primary in miami-dade county. it's not clear whether the requests were an attempt to sway the election, test the system or just interfere with voting. either way experts say the incident exposes danger in putting states voting online.
. >>> pope francis completed his first sunday as pontiff with his signature down-to-earth style. he started the day greeting crowds before leaving mass at st. peter's. he then went into the crowd catching his security detail off guard. hundreds of thousands poured into st. peter's square and erupted into cheers when their new pope stepped to the window to give his blessing which he closed with a casual "enjoy your afternoon. enjoy a good lunch." >>> vice president...
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pope francis was a voice for the dispossessed in argentina during its economic crisis. as indicated, he will reach out to those suffering the effects of the eurozone crisis. do you think he will do that? >> i think he will. at least a clear proclivity from the last pope, which is clear and steady opposition to american-type of libertarian economics and what he calls mercantilism -- this will not change. i think it will be emphasized, and it will happen probably in the context of europe, which right now gives him a great opportunity to project the message. >> big hopes, big expectations he will be able to reform the vatican hierarchy and finally get a grip on the sex scandals within the church. how reasonable are these expectations? >> not very reasonable. i think the problem is very ingrained. a lot of power, akeley vatican bank, which has an extreme amount of power, and the question is what kind of political muscle he has. at this point, we know he is incredibly efficient in matters of pr. the campaign is rolling in from our very eyes, and you could think about how dif
pope francis was a voice for the dispossessed in argentina during its economic crisis. as indicated, he will reach out to those suffering the effects of the eurozone crisis. do you think he will do that? >> i think he will. at least a clear proclivity from the last pope, which is clear and steady opposition to american-type of libertarian economics and what he calls mercantilism -- this will not change. i think it will be emphasized, and it will happen probably in the context of europe,...
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peter's that pope francis started his day. it is common now for a pope to kiss babies-- less so for them to get out of the popemobile and walk over to give a blessing to a disabled person. inauguration mass at st. peter's square was less or nate than in the past but it could not be described as either simple or understated. heads of state, all their representatives occupied the front row, but this service was squarely aimed at the 150,000 pilgrims who stood to see the new leader of their church. among those, they watched the first time ever the symbol of the papacy, the fisherman's ring was placed on the finger of a man from latin america. his homily was an instruction to get back to core principles. "embrace the whole of hue moonty especially in the poorest, the weakest, the most important." for almost a week his introduction has been a series of meetings and now this inauguration. after today the work proper begins and to do list is considerable. in his first week, francis has been spectacularly successful in defining the st
peter's that pope francis started his day. it is common now for a pope to kiss babies-- less so for them to get out of the popemobile and walk over to give a blessing to a disabled person. inauguration mass at st. peter's square was less or nate than in the past but it could not be described as either simple or understated. heads of state, all their representatives occupied the front row, but this service was squarely aimed at the 150,000 pilgrims who stood to see the new leader of their...
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stay with nbc news for complete coverage of the installation of pope francis. that starts tuesday on "today." matt lauer will be live from rome. that's all for today. we'll be back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." >>> good monday morning. right now on "first look," a young boy at home survives but two others are killed when a private jet crashes into three homes. >>> political warfare. karl "the architect" rove against sarah "governor half-term" palin. >>> pope francis is shaking up the cat lick church ahead of his official evaluation. >>> an amazing helicopter jailbreak. guilty verdicts in the steubenville rape case but that's not the end. and the world goes green for st. patrick. >>> investigators are on-scene in northern indiana this morning after a fiery crash involving a small private jet. four people were on board, two have died. early reports say the plane was experiencing mechanical troubles in its final minutes. nbc's frances koe has the latest on the crash and the investigation. >> reporter: the trin-engine jet crashed into three home
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but francis and ignatius are kindred spirits. both soldiers who underwent a strong conversion after seeing the glory of war wasn't where they wanted to go and they both embraced a different life oriented towards christ. so there is some connection between the two orders. ignatius admired francis. >> we also saw earlier some of the cardinals, the bishops from the orthodox church is there. he's the first orthodox patriarch to attend an inaugural mass. >> they split 1,000 years. what a sign of a new age when you have the patriarch standing there side by side with the pope, willing to after this 1,000 year period, there have been over occasions, but for the patriarch to come to this occasion in which the pope is being invested as the successor of st. peter, this is a tremendously important moment. this is a new opening towards the catholic church, one of the most exciting things happening right here. >> i agree. in fact you can see echos this began with paul vi whose ring the pope chooses to ring, the fisherman's ring comes from the
but francis and ignatius are kindred spirits. both soldiers who underwent a strong conversion after seeing the glory of war wasn't where they wanted to go and they both embraced a different life oriented towards christ. so there is some connection between the two orders. ignatius admired francis. >> we also saw earlier some of the cardinals, the bishops from the orthodox church is there. he's the first orthodox patriarch to attend an inaugural mass. >> they split 1,000 years. what a...
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of pope francis. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the first mass of the inauguration of pope francis. i am shepherd smith along with father johnson morris who is with us from roam. the palium will be presented made of lamb's wool and sheep's wool they will place it on his shoulders recalling the lost shepherd who carries the sheep on his shoulders. it carries 5 crosses. 5 crosses the same as benedict xvi used it will be placed on his shoulders by the cardinal and after the inqucan i significance. there is a lot of symbolism. >> every archbishop receives the palium by the archbishop. pope benedict is a little different but it has the same he can act meaning. pope benedict is not only pope but it remind the faithful over and over again is the bishop of rome. he is taking very seriously that call from everything we have seen him do to sbe a real shepherd from when he has gone to the local parish in the vatican and celebrated mass to sign for example at his angeles on sunday as he talks to people as
of pope francis. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the first mass of the inauguration of pope francis. i am shepherd smith along with father johnson morris who is with us from roam. the palium will be presented made of lamb's wool and sheep's wool they will place it on his shoulders recalling the lost shepherd who carries the sheep on his shoulders. it carries 5 crosses. 5 crosses the same as benedict xvi used it will be placed on his shoulders by the cardinal and after the inqucan i...
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francis because one of my favorite words from st. francis is preach the gospels. and use words only if necessary. and i like the idea that it's -- as a jesuit as well, you look to yourself, you have to improve yourself, then you go out so it's not this hire aerarchal ch and their gowns and princes of the church, but the humility and simplicity. >> robert francis, of course. >> chris, of course, is pointing out that my father was robert francis. chris, you know, makes the connections that nobody else even tries to go there. >> frank keating, we can also in a way without being disrespectful, is look at the pope as politician in a way. and the national journal this week had some advice focus on messaging administration, take advantage of larger than life personality. use social media, but use it wisely. revamp the pr. there's aspects of all of that that he has to bring to bear. >> happy st. pat's. >> thank you very much. >> you seem awfully nonirish. i want you to know. >> i agree with everybody here, how exciting it is to have, after 1200 years, somebody outside of
francis because one of my favorite words from st. francis is preach the gospels. and use words only if necessary. and i like the idea that it's -- as a jesuit as well, you look to yourself, you have to improve yourself, then you go out so it's not this hire aerarchal ch and their gowns and princes of the church, but the humility and simplicity. >> robert francis, of course. >> chris, of course, is pointing out that my father was robert francis. chris, you know, makes the connections...
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well, it's been just one week since pope francis was elected. already it's establishing a message of humility and compassion resonating quite well with catholics all over the world. as anne thompson reports, those themes were on full display during yesterday's inauguration. >>> pope francis preached with actions as well as words. out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protected of the poor, the weak, and of the environment. >> i think he will challenge all of us to live a deeper life of faith. >> eager crowds raced into the square. ♪ >> they saw francis receive the symbols of power. a lamb's wool stoll symbolizing shepherd of the flock. during mass to an audience that included several world leaders -- francis said authentic power is service. and the pope, too must serve. >> he seems like a humble man and someone the people can reach out and identify with. >> in buenos aries, jubilation. they stayed up all night to watch the early morning mass and we
well, it's been just one week since pope francis was elected. already it's establishing a message of humility and compassion resonating quite well with catholics all over the world. as anne thompson reports, those themes were on full display during yesterday's inauguration. >>> pope francis preached with actions as well as words. out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protected of the poor,...
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pope francis doesn't seem to be a stickler for papal traditions. ben wiedemann has more from rome. >> reporter: francis seems to be shaping up to become the people's pope. it could be any church. the friese greeting worshippers one by one after sunday's mass but it wasn't any church and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at the santa ana parish church in the vatican. his charm offensive moving full steam ahead. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet well-wishers. >> i was watching some of the video when he came out of church. he seems personable. he was really connecting with the people. >> reporter: first sunday as pope, francis appeared at the window of his papal apartment overlooking a packed st. peter's square. speaking of forgiveness and compassion. and eliciting a laugh when he insisted he wasn't providing freed ver tiesing for a cardinal whose writings he prad. he ended his message with a simple wish, have a good sunday and have a good lunch. four days on the job and pope francis is already shaking things u
pope francis doesn't seem to be a stickler for papal traditions. ben wiedemann has more from rome. >> reporter: francis seems to be shaping up to become the people's pope. it could be any church. the friese greeting worshippers one by one after sunday's mass but it wasn't any church and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at the santa ana parish church in the vatican. his charm offensive moving full steam ahead. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet...
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. >>> pope francis is set to be officially installed in just a couple hours. earlier he met with the president of argentina, a woman he once clashed with. there rome on the preparations for the inauguration mass. >> reporter: sounds of tractors, as workers set up barriers inside, all part of the last minute preparations for the inauguration mass for pope francis, the new head of the catholic church along with barriers, plenty of police providing security not just for the pope, but the more than 100 leaders from around the world here to witness the historic event. that group including vice president biden, the first catholic to hold the office. meeting with italian heads of state before witnessing the ceremony tomorrow. pope francis meeting with argentinean president, although the two clashed over certain social issues while he was the archbishop of buenos aries it was all thanks today. inside the vatican, officials unvailing the papal ring and coat of arms. >> the ceremony will start at the tomb of st. peter in is center. the mass will take place on the square
. >>> pope francis is set to be officially installed in just a couple hours. earlier he met with the president of argentina, a woman he once clashed with. there rome on the preparations for the inauguration mass. >> reporter: sounds of tractors, as workers set up barriers inside, all part of the last minute preparations for the inauguration mass for pope francis, the new head of the catholic church along with barriers, plenty of police providing security not just for the pope,...
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pope francis. look at that. the world celebrates his official commencement as our next pope. just wanted to share that moment with you. thanks for watching. he's shepard. >> shepard: a beautiful morning in rome. >> welcome back. >> shepard: thank you. there's been a deadly explosion that killed seven u.s. marines, happened right here at home in the heart of the nevada desert. >>> the syrian regime took time away from killing its own people to claim the rebels there launched the first chemical weapons attack. but the united states is not buying it. and some economists are now saying that there's a shadow economy that could explain why the retail sales are rising despite static credit spending and paychecks. an explanation at last. at it all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >>> from fox, at 3:00 in new york city, seven u.s. marines are dead and several others hurt after a training exercise in nevada. it happened at hawthorne army depot there last night. the military uses that base to store weapons and train troops. according to military sources, large mortar, like
pope francis. look at that. the world celebrates his official commencement as our next pope. just wanted to share that moment with you. thanks for watching. he's shepard. >> shepard: a beautiful morning in rome. >> welcome back. >> shepard: thank you. there's been a deadly explosion that killed seven u.s. marines, happened right here at home in the heart of the nevada desert. >>> the syrian regime took time away from killing its own people to claim the rebels there...
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a mortal sin by the catholic church what about the church's finances then francis now saying he wants a poor church for more people that sort of thing but it's quite a rich organization absolutely i mean look at the pictures it's absolutely grandiose and beautiful but yes it does have a lot of money and part of the vatileaks scandal actually surrounded the major corruption scandals the vatileaks focused on the power struggles which were happening inside korea which is the congregation of cardinals and it was also focusing on potential ties with this is still in mafia according to. according to some journalist according to the information which was leaked in the vatican leaks these some of the caliber some of the cardinals were involved in this money wandering scheme where they have actually laundered money from this in the mafia through the bank of vatican which is supposed to be you know above all of this and you can say that as a catholic church compete as it were. with the rising islamic world the number of muslims in recent years has grown by an estimated ninety percent whereas th
a mortal sin by the catholic church what about the church's finances then francis now saying he wants a poor church for more people that sort of thing but it's quite a rich organization absolutely i mean look at the pictures it's absolutely grandiose and beautiful but yes it does have a lot of money and part of the vatileaks scandal actually surrounded the major corruption scandals the vatileaks focused on the power struggles which were happening inside korea which is the congregation of...
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lauren: "money" with melissa francis. that's next. melissa: i'm melissa francis and here's what's money tonight. cyprus's parliament shoots down the e.u. bailout so the real across for global markets may be just beginning t could be music to russia's ears? a former top imf official joins to us explain. >>> plus, t. boone pickens said natural gas would revolutionize transportation. every called him a madman but now he is having the last laugh. we'll get his prediction where natural gas prices are headed next. >>> not even a down economy can crush rock and roll. legendar kiss rockers gene simmons and paul stanley kick off a big expan shun of their restaurants. they're here in first on fox interview to tell us why now is the time to bet on the consumer. even when they say it's not it is always about money melissa: first let's turn to today's market moment. fears over cyprus's bailout led to a choppy day of trading on wall street. the dow managed to eke out a slight gain wi the nasdaq and s&p 500 posting minor laws. the s&p fell for thehi
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francis ever assisi, who is his namesake and st. francis said preach often and when necessarily, use words. luke, i think that's exactly what we saw in st. peter's square. even before the mass began when the pope rode around in the open-air jeep and climbed down off the jeep and blessed the disabled man in the krod and picked up children and kissed them. you could see this kind of outreach and i think that's what's attracted catholics to this man, who they didn't know, really, especially american catholics had no idea who he was a week ago and now are just really drawn into him. because this is the first time in at least ten, maybe 15 years where we've seen a pope make that kind of an outreach. and i think it's a really exciting new chapter for the catholic church. the question is, can they keep this momentum going. luke? >> indeed, and lastly i'll ask you, now that he's officially sworn in, if you will, sworn to a higher power, day one of work starts tomorrow? >> oh yeah. and job one, no question, is cleaning up the curae. that is
francis ever assisi, who is his namesake and st. francis said preach often and when necessarily, use words. luke, i think that's exactly what we saw in st. peter's square. even before the mass began when the pope rode around in the open-air jeep and climbed down off the jeep and blessed the disabled man in the krod and picked up children and kissed them. you could see this kind of outreach and i think that's what's attracted catholics to this man, who they didn't know, really, especially...
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. >> my responsibility is to risk on properly for the francis report. it's important to remember that it is this government that set up a proper independent inquiry into the disgraces that happened there. everyone has to learn their lessons, including ministers in the government opposite from what went wrong. what i think we should listen to francis when he says we should not seek scapegoats. is and anyd to do culture of complacency. i love our nhs. they are a fantastic art are but in too many parts, we do see and we need tos i deal with them. >> in two weeks, we will be 15 years on from the signing of the good friday agreement. there are significant charges on delivering potential commitments. does the prime minister agree that there must be renewed urgency in progressing these outstanding issues? cases for outlined both governments as joint custodians of the repayment? >> it is again too long. >> thank you for the question and her very construction -- very constructive work in north ireland. i think there is a work together.to we had a good set of mee
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"today in the bay's" monte francis sat down with one of the most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage, the san francisco archbishop. >> what's really being debated is two ideas of marriage that cannot coexist. they cannot coexist in the law. there has to be one or the other. >> reporter: since being named archbishop of san francisco last summer, cordileone has faced criticism just about every time he speaks out on the issue of gay marriage. the most recent backlash came with the archbishop told a catholic newspaper legalizing same-sex marriage would be akin to legalizing male breast-feeding. he says it's a statement he doesn't regret making. >> what i was trying to demonstrate is that it's -- it's something that exists in nature. and it would be legislating something that's contrary to nature. >> reporter: cordileone chairs a committee of american bishops dedicated to promoting traditional marriage. he's a believer in repairtive therapy, the idea that gay people can be made straight, and says legalizing gay marriage could lead to the acceptance of polygamy. >> if you don't need a man
"today in the bay's" monte francis sat down with one of the most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage, the san francisco archbishop. >> what's really being debated is two ideas of marriage that cannot coexist. they cannot coexist in the law. there has to be one or the other. >> reporter: since being named archbishop of san francisco last summer, cordileone has faced criticism just about every time he speaks out on the issue of gay marriage. the most recent backlash came...
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francis newton on th health care fallout. not so happy birthday; right, francis? >> right, not from my perspective. the classic ase of good cop, bad cop. the democrats and the republicans operate on fundamentally different facts underlying the economy. the democrats have a notion that the money goes on forever. if the money goes on forever, why wouldn't we help the seniors, why wouldn't we do this? why wowcht we do that? why discriminate against overweight lesbians, and the others say the money -- neil: wait, wewere discriminating against overweight lesbians? >> they spent 25.3 million, but if the money goes on forever, which has been the case, they say, why would we discriminate against anyone, and the health care bill, why not spend all the money? the thing is the republicans say, look, if we don't cut some costs here and talkg about the healthare bill and how much it costs, if we don't cut costs, then not only are we not able to do the overweight lesbians, but we can't do the seniors or the kids, ect., and i think this is the fundmental issue to be resolved. th
francis newton on th health care fallout. not so happy birthday; right, francis? >> right, not from my perspective. the classic ase of good cop, bad cop. the democrats and the republicans operate on fundamentally different facts underlying the economy. the democrats have a notion that the money goes on forever. if the money goes on forever, why wouldn't we help the seniors, why wouldn't we do this? why wowcht we do that? why discriminate against overweight lesbians, and the others say the...
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. >> my responsibility is to respond properly to the francis report, and i commend francis for what he did. it is important to remember that it is this government who set up a proper, independent inquiry into the disgraces that happened at mid staffs. everyone has to learn their shok scapegoats. but what w including ministers in the previous government, but i think we should listen to francis when he says that we should not seek scapegoats. what we need to do, right across politics, the house and our country, is end any culture of complacency. i love our nhs; there are some fantastic parts to our nhs, but in too many parts we do see, as he said, very bad figures, and we need to deal with them. there are significant challenges >> naomi long. >> in a few weeks, we will be 15 years on since the signing of the good friday agreement, and although devolution is in place, significant challenges remain in delivering on the agreement's full potential and the commitments contained within it to build reconciliation, unequivocal support for the rule of law, and to dealdoes the prime minister agree
. >> my responsibility is to respond properly to the francis report, and i commend francis for what he did. it is important to remember that it is this government who set up a proper, independent inquiry into the disgraces that happened at mid staffs. everyone has to learn their shok scapegoats. but what w including ministers in the previous government, but i think we should listen to francis when he says that we should not seek scapegoats. what we need to do, right across politics, the...
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the vatican says benedict gave pope francis a pledge of obedience. observers say there's to show there is no power struggle inside the catholic church. the two prayed together and then they had a private meeting and lunch. >>> president obama has just arrived back in washington tonight from a four-day trip to the mid-east. the president got a chance to be a tourist at the an sent city of pitra in jordan. this is the most popular tourist attraction in jordan. president obama made his first visit to israel on this trip. >>> cities around the bay area had mark earth hour by dimming lights on public buildings in two hours. it begins at 8:30 tonight. the bay bridge as you can see in this picture along with the golden gate bridge and san fransisco city hall will go dark. san fransisco was named the earth hour capital for 2013 for the city's efforts to use renewable energy and protect the environment. >>> cities around the world marked earth hour by switching off lights. a hong kong skyline went dark and in sidney the lights on the harbor bridge went off fo
the vatican says benedict gave pope francis a pledge of obedience. observers say there's to show there is no power struggle inside the catholic church. the two prayed together and then they had a private meeting and lunch. >>> president obama has just arrived back in washington tonight from a four-day trip to the mid-east. the president got a chance to be a tourist at the an sent city of pitra in jordan. this is the most popular tourist attraction in jordan. president obama made his...
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. >>> coming up, could pope francis change the catholic church? >>> and advice from this high powered ceo, marry an older man. you don't want to miss this story, coming up next. a guide to good dipping. carrots. yes. celery. cool. chicken wings. it's actually very good. crackers... delicious. sabra hummus. dip life to the fullest. [ sneezing ] she may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec®. powerful allergy relief for adults and kids six years and older. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> returning to one of our top stories. tom clements shot and killed at his front door, colorado head of department of corrections. >> they are looking for a woman who was speed walking in the area. she may have seen a vehicle. joining us now is paula pressley. undersheriff. he opened the door, shot and killed, and at this point, really looking for any information about who the suspect may have been. >> that is correct. we are looking at all potential tips, leads, threats that mr. clements may have had. restgation is wide open at this point. >> do we know if there wer
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. >>> pope francis is set to be officially installed in just a couple hours. earlier he met with the president of argentina, a woman he once clashed with. there rome on the preparations for the inauguration mass. >> reporter: sounds of tractors, as workers set up barriers inside, all part of the last minute preparations for the inauguration mass for pope francis, the new head of the catholic church along with barriers, plenty of police providing security not just for the pope, but the more than 100 leaders from around the world here to witness the historic event. that group including vice president biden, the first catholic to hold the office. meeting with italian heads of state before witnessing the ceremony tomorrow. pope francis meeting with argentinean president, although the two clashed over certain social issues while he was the archbishop of buenos aries it was all thanks today. inside the vatican, officials unvailing the papal ring and coat of arms. >> the ceremony will start at the tomb of st. peter in is center. the mass will take place on the square
. >>> pope francis is set to be officially installed in just a couple hours. earlier he met with the president of argentina, a woman he once clashed with. there rome on the preparations for the inauguration mass. >> reporter: sounds of tractors, as workers set up barriers inside, all part of the last minute preparations for the inauguration mass for pope francis, the new head of the catholic church along with barriers, plenty of police providing security not just for the pope,...
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. >>> just hours ago, people watched the installation mass for pope francis. here is is it more on this very special mass and the message from the new pope, jim? >> hello, dave, yes, the pope was out in full force >> reporter: we saw that new informal pope to see march and he ran through an open pope mobile. ever since they have had an enclosed bullet proof glass for the mobile and pope francis is not afraid of taking risk and security is worried about how vulnerable the pope is. he picked up a couple of babies in the crowds and kissed them and at one point stopped and got out and come forced -- comforted a sick man in the crowds and it was a visual of an example of what he was going to say in his message to the faithful that were there this morning, about 150,000 according to the vatican estimate and in that message because it is st. joseph's day and st. joseph is known for his protective nature and his fatherly nature and because of that his message was about protection of the weakest, the youngest, of the oldest among us and that -- among us and not only wa
. >>> just hours ago, people watched the installation mass for pope francis. here is is it more on this very special mass and the message from the new pope, jim? >> hello, dave, yes, the pope was out in full force >> reporter: we saw that new informal pope to see march and he ran through an open pope mobile. ever since they have had an enclosed bullet proof glass for the mobile and pope francis is not afraid of taking risk and security is worried about how vulnerable the...
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what do we know about francis and benedict and how they've interacted before this? >> well, it is a very good relationship, of course, alex. pope benedict xvi even before the pope francis was elected pledged obedience and reverence to the next pope just to make sure that there was no doubt that he wouldn't put any of his authority in doubt, and pope francis on his side has said all along on numerous occasions that he has gratitude or expressed his gratitude towards the work done by pope benedict xvi during his eight years of pontificate. even called him a couple of times on the phone. the first night after his election he called him up to express his gratitude and then he called him again on saint joseph day after the mass of the installation mass, as saint joseph, of course, was also the day for joseph ratzinger, the real name of cardinal of pope benedict xvi. we're all here waiting to see whether the pope appears on the balco balcony, but also to see how that meeting goes. >> i did appreciate that one of the first things the pope did upon being elected was offer p
what do we know about francis and benedict and how they've interacted before this? >> well, it is a very good relationship, of course, alex. pope benedict xvi even before the pope francis was elected pledged obedience and reverence to the next pope just to make sure that there was no doubt that he wouldn't put any of his authority in doubt, and pope francis on his side has said all along on numerous occasions that he has gratitude or expressed his gratitude towards the work done by pope...
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. >>> plus, stephen colbert is back after a two-week hiatus, just in time for pope francis to lead the catholics into holy week. >>> and get a check on that forecast. and a grumpy old man when "way too early" comes right back. >>> 39 people are dead in an apparent mass suicide in a million-dollar mansion just north of san diego. the bodies of the victims believed to be members of a religious cult. >> they believed there was a ufo following that comet and when the comet came close to earth that they would join the ufo and leave this planet. [ kitt ] you know what's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than they say to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter
. >>> plus, stephen colbert is back after a two-week hiatus, just in time for pope francis to lead the catholics into holy week. >>> and get a check on that forecast. and a grumpy old man when "way too early" comes right back. >>> 39 people are dead in an apparent mass suicide in a million-dollar mansion just north of san diego. the bodies of the victims believed to be members of a religious cult. >> they believed there was a ufo following that comet...
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>> reporter: this was something that pope francis said he wanted to do. and he's consistently spoken very highly of pope emeritus benedict since he stepped down in late february. what we saw was interesting. we were in the main square. there was about 2,000 people. they watched as his helicopter flew over head. people were clapping and waving. there was a lot of hope among the people that pope francis would come out and make one of his unscheduled appearances. however, it was a more solemn occasion. he met with pope r emeritus benedict for about two hours. they prayed together and had lunch together and had about a 45-minute meeting. we don't know what they discussed, but there are lots of things on the plate of the new pope who has to deal with governance within the vatican, its finances, all the challenges facing the church. it was a historic first. it's never been seen before that two popes both dressed in white, prayed together, ate together and spent quality time together. >> oh my goodness, so what maybe next for pope benedict? or not pope benedict,
>> reporter: this was something that pope francis said he wanted to do. and he's consistently spoken very highly of pope emeritus benedict since he stepped down in late february. what we saw was interesting. we were in the main square. there was about 2,000 people. they watched as his helicopter flew over head. people were clapping and waving. there was a lot of hope among the people that pope francis would come out and make one of his unscheduled appearances. however, it was a more...
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francis deference and reverence to pope benedict. he said in the conclave he was like second place, you who are voting for me, give your votes to cardinal ratzinger and that's why he became pope. >> jesse: there's no internal drama. >> not between these two. >> jesse: no factions that split at all? >> not between these two. if we're taking a lead from pope francis you're not going to see that at least for now. for the future, there are traditionalists, they like the pomp and circumstance of the vatican, but pope francis is making changes and if he makes dramatic changes too soon, that may then call into play some sort of political intrigue there. >> alisyn: lauren, always great to see you. thanks for giving us all of this information. >> absolutely. >> clayton: need help removing the clutter from us house? hire a wife. >> alisyn: that's what i need. >> clayton: well, meet the woman who turned it into a booming business where you can hire an occasional wife. >> jesse: then get your children to understand finances beginning at age five
francis deference and reverence to pope benedict. he said in the conclave he was like second place, you who are voting for me, give your votes to cardinal ratzinger and that's why he became pope. >> jesse: there's no internal drama. >> not between these two. >> jesse: no factions that split at all? >> not between these two. if we're taking a lead from pope francis you're not going to see that at least for now. for the future, there are traditionalists, they like the pomp...
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francis -- pope francis told benedict, we are brothers. the two men prayed together with the vatican spokesman calling it a moment of great communion in the church. >>> a well-known russian tycoon who amassed great wealth after the fall of the soviet union was found dead today in england. boris berezovsky was a close ally of former president boris yeltsin. in return for backing yeltsin he was able to buy former state assets at bargain prices. he also helped vladimir putin rise to power but later had a falling-out with putin and moved to england. the circumstances of his death were unclear. berezovsky was 67 years old. >>> back in this country the evidence appears to be mounting that a colorado prison parolee killed in a shoot-out this week in texas may have been involved in the brazen murder of a head of colorado's prison system. nbc's kristen dahlgren is in colorado tonight where police are quickly connecting the dots. >> reporter: in the wreckage of that texas car chase, authorities have recovered what may be critical evidence. >> if we
francis -- pope francis told benedict, we are brothers. the two men prayed together with the vatican spokesman calling it a moment of great communion in the church. >>> a well-known russian tycoon who amassed great wealth after the fall of the soviet union was found dead today in england. boris berezovsky was a close ally of former president boris yeltsin. in return for backing yeltsin he was able to buy former state assets at bargain prices. he also helped vladimir putin rise to power...
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and the ever-patient pontiff convinced the man it's the pope calling, saying i really am pope francis, do not worry. needless to say the call eventually got patched through. that's fantastic. i like this pope. well, there is a dramatic twist in a financial crisis unfolding in europe today as we learn that struggling island nation of cyprus is now considering nationalizing the citizen's pensions. people, oh, they're not happy about it, what a shock. here is video of hundreds of protesters outside of the parliament building at the capital. the european central bank has given cyprus four days to give a new plan to raise some dough or it says its emergency aid for the banks in cyprus is going to be cut off. and that's bad for the cypriots. and host of lou dobbs tonight, the european union. ecb, european central bank, has cyprus over a barrel, you comes up with these dollars, call them dollars, or we are going to yank your money out and you're going to collapse. >> the idea is the cypriots have nor contr have more control, you owe your bank 100 million dollars you're in control of the the
and the ever-patient pontiff convinced the man it's the pope calling, saying i really am pope francis, do not worry. needless to say the call eventually got patched through. that's fantastic. i like this pope. well, there is a dramatic twist in a financial crisis unfolding in europe today as we learn that struggling island nation of cyprus is now considering nationalizing the citizen's pensions. people, oh, they're not happy about it, what a shock. here is video of hundreds of protesters...
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the inauguration of pope francis. if you are just waking up, it has been, lest i repeat phao*eurbgs an absolutely -- repeat myself, a beautiful morning in the vatican city. we witnessed the homily from pope francis. during this mass, the holy communion. our religion correspondent lauren green in rome for us this morning. lauren, people of the faith are very well familiar with this process. >> absolutely. i want to clarify something, that pope francis is not offering communion to the masses but only to the deacons there. estimates say that about 150,000 people in st. peter's square, that column-lined street leading to the vatican. there are priests going to the crowd that will venture communion to the people, to anybody who wants it. nobody will be turned away. those yellow and white umbrellas, those are indications to the people in the crowd that communion is being served and they should head to one of those umbrellas if they want to be served. we're not quite sure how long the communion will last. but everybody will
the inauguration of pope francis. if you are just waking up, it has been, lest i repeat phao*eurbgs an absolutely -- repeat myself, a beautiful morning in the vatican city. we witnessed the homily from pope francis. during this mass, the holy communion. our religion correspondent lauren green in rome for us this morning. lauren, people of the faith are very well familiar with this process. >> absolutely. i want to clarify something, that pope francis is not offering communion to the...
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he fell head over heels -- >> pope francis? >> yeah, and such a human touch. he said he had a vocational crisis. he didn't understand what to do. he understands the pull. he put a human face on it. he said it is not a matter of faith or doctrine. it is a discipline. it can change. those three words, it can change, well that means maybe as pope he can say it can change. >> that's incredible. and now we just have to get women priests. you already made two great steps for mankind there. >> he did. >> all right. thanks very much father beck. great to see you. >> thank you. >>> still to come, god and the gop. is turning away from a focus on religion the only answer of the gop to survive? plus, president obama's trip to israel hits a speed bump. the real reason his limo needed a tow today is next. >>> and there's a growing trend of super skyscrapers, i don't think is a better word to describe some of these guys, being built around the world. who's is biggest? my wife takecentrum silver. i' been on the fence abo it. then i read an artie about study that oked at the l
he fell head over heels -- >> pope francis? >> yeah, and such a human touch. he said he had a vocational crisis. he didn't understand what to do. he understands the pull. he put a human face on it. he said it is not a matter of faith or doctrine. it is a discipline. it can change. those three words, it can change, well that means maybe as pope he can say it can change. >> that's incredible. and now we just have to get women priests. you already made two great steps for mankind...
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francis is the 266th pope to serve the roman catholic church. we'll have much more on his installation and all the buzz about how he might change the church. married priests maybe? we'll be right back. it's a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with responsive, dedicated support, we help you shine every day of the week. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is [ angry gibberish ] the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful discovery, the mid-sweetening realization that you have the house all to yourse
francis is the 266th pope to serve the roman catholic church. we'll have much more on his installation and all the buzz about how he might change the church. married priests maybe? we'll be right back. it's a brand new start. your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, your business is more reliable - secure - agile. and with...
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monte francis live in san jose where you spoke to downtown businesses with more on the economic impact. good morning, monte. >> marla, good morning. in 2010, this tournament generated about $20 million for san jose's economy. expectations this time around are just as high. as you said, college basketball fans from across the country flying into san jose for the tournament. hotels, bars, restaurants in downtown san jose are hoping to recover some of the money they lost with nhl lockout this past season. we're told right now many hotels in san jose are fully booked. when it comes to ncaa's impact on the local economy, there is a trickle down effect. the ceo of the san jose silicon valley chamber of commerce says when the hotels are booked, that translates to more revenue for restaurants, bars, and cafes. >> the expectations are always high. obviously the economic impact can vary. i think the numbers we heard from 2010 were about $20 million in economic impact. so whenever you can bring people from outside a region into your community, that's new money. >> the tournament games begin tomor
monte francis live in san jose where you spoke to downtown businesses with more on the economic impact. good morning, monte. >> marla, good morning. in 2010, this tournament generated about $20 million for san jose's economy. expectations this time around are just as high. as you said, college basketball fans from across the country flying into san jose for the tournament. hotels, bars, restaurants in downtown san jose are hoping to recover some of the money they lost with nhl lockout...
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pope francis is a new resident of this functional state. the vatican survives from their museum and also owns a international real estate empire beyond its boundaries, a collection of buildings in prime locations around the world, many of course in rome. the nation is also a considerable source of cash collected by its own financial institution, the vatican bank. >> the only clients are priests, nuns, officials of the vatican. a very tiny sort of people. second, they don't lend money, they just collect money from all around the world. the problem is that sometimes we don't understand who is giving and for what goal. >> pope francis has been hailed by catholics as a man of cause. when the cardinals elected him, he came from a mission noted for its boldness. he hasn't chosen his insignia yet but many hope it will we reflect -- reflect the qualities to bring order in his new house. >> russians have celebrated the end of winter and now lint. religions, agan they consumed vast quantities of pancakes. more russians are embracing christianity. we
pope francis is a new resident of this functional state. the vatican survives from their museum and also owns a international real estate empire beyond its boundaries, a collection of buildings in prime locations around the world, many of course in rome. the nation is also a considerable source of cash collected by its own financial institution, the vatican bank. >> the only clients are priests, nuns, officials of the vatican. a very tiny sort of people. second, they don't lend money,...
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melissa francis is host of "money with melissa francis" on the fox business network, and chris plante of the host of the chrisplante show and leslie marshall and you think how scary that must be for the would-be retirees to look at the bank account and see less than 25,000 there. not talking about the people at the end of the life, but they have according to the actuaries, probably 25 or more years to live. melissa, what, you're supposed to live on a $1,000 a year? what are they supposed to do. >> it's a scary set of statistics and add that 28% of americans have dipped into their 401(k) during the past recession because he they didn't have enough money to get by and you add on to that, how much home equity value has been lost during this down turn. for our parents that's one big way they planned on retiring, saved up for a down payment, lived in it, raised your family there and when you retire sold it and used all of that equity that had grown over that time to retire on. almost all of those things disappeared at the same time. pensions have gone away. we don't really live in a pensio
melissa francis is host of "money with melissa francis" on the fox business network, and chris plante of the host of the chrisplante show and leslie marshall and you think how scary that must be for the would-be retirees to look at the bank account and see less than 25,000 there. not talking about the people at the end of the life, but they have according to the actuaries, probably 25 or more years to live. melissa, what, you're supposed to live on a $1,000 a year? what are they...
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today the pope francis met with the president of his home country, argentina. christina fer nan dez. ms. kirchner said she asked the pope to help selt argentina's dispute with the uk. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. i'm gasia mikaelian, and our coverage continues with the 10:00 news and tonight we're following the controversy surrounding the anti-gay comments made by singer michelle at a show in san francisco. the fallout from her remarks here in the bay area and online. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. tmz is up next right here on tv 36.
today the pope francis met with the president of his home country, argentina. christina fer nan dez. ms. kirchner said she asked the pope to help selt argentina's dispute with the uk. >>> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. i'm gasia mikaelian, and our coverage continues with the 10:00 news and tonight we're following the controversy surrounding the anti-gay comments made by singer michelle at a show in san francisco. the fallout from her remarks here in the bay area and...
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[applause] [applause] francis, would you join us please? [inaudible conversations] >> i'll stand right here. [inaudible] i'm francis fox piven at the graduate center. it's my pleasure to welcome my long time friend and colleague, ben barber. this is his maiden talk at the graduate center, i think that we are really glad to have him. [applause] >>>i think ben mentioned that we first got to know each other some four years ago when we were asked to plan a conference, the annual conference of the american political science association, which even now -- certainly then is very austere and trickish and boring event, and we try to. it up a little bit. we had a lot of good ideas. none of which i will mention until the cameras are shut off. [laughter] and i want to say, it was adjust lot of fun to work with ben. when i told them when the ideas were it, it will improve your -- [inaudible] [laughter] so ben has a point of view about how to save the world because the world is in a kind of planet, as we know it, and our country as we know it, is in big
[applause] [applause] francis, would you join us please? [inaudible conversations] >> i'll stand right here. [inaudible] i'm francis fox piven at the graduate center. it's my pleasure to welcome my long time friend and colleague, ben barber. this is his maiden talk at the graduate center, i think that we are really glad to have him. [applause] >>>i think ben mentioned that we first got to know each other some four years ago when we were asked to plan a conference, the annual...